Blue-chip stocks

Blue-chip stocks

Representational image. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Blue-chip profit-taking drags DSEX lower for second consecutive day

The broad DSEX index shed 11 points, or 0.19%, to settle the session at 5,770. The downturn was also evident in the blue-chip segment, where the DS30 index slipped by 12 points to finish at 2,169.

The DSEX has typically absorbed excess liquidity as Treasury yields begin to fall from recent highs. Photo: TBS

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